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The Wake by Paul KingsnorthHurdy Gurdy by Christopher Wilson
Medieval Weird
26 books — 4 voters
The Body Alone by Nina Lohman
Illness As Narrative
228 books — 19 voters

Polyphilo, or the Dark Forest Revisited by Alberto Pérez Gómez
Theory Fiction
117 books — 34 voters
The Abyss by Marguerite Yourcenar
Historical Fiction - Central/Eastern Europe
248 books — 123 voters

Excavation by Jean Goulbourne
Archaeology Novels
222 books — 95 voters
A Tree for Phyllis and Me by Bobby Snow Boal
Really Underrated Children's Books
954 books — 210 voters

A Time of Gifts by Patrick Leigh Fermor
Long Journey on Foot
312 books — 180 voters
A Time of Gifts by Patrick Leigh FermorBetween the Woods and the Water by Patrick Leigh Fermor
Best Travel Writing
325 books — 245 voters

Scotland by Magnus MagnussonThe Penguin History of the United States of America by Hugh BroganA History of Japan by R.H.P. MasonHistory of Norway by John A. YilekA Short History of England by Simon Jenkins
Single-Nation Histories
25 books — 3 voters
Vida privada by Josep Maria de Sagarra
Best Catalan Literature
156 books — 62 voters

Jerusalem by Simon Sebag MontefioreLondon by Peter Ackroyd
Place Biographies
35 books — 9 voters
The Gormenghast Novels by Mervyn Peake
The obscure: Best books most haven't read (or even heard of)
537 books — 361 voters

Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter HøegThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Snow
370 books — 79 voters
A Time of Gifts by Patrick Leigh FermorBetween the Woods and the Water by Patrick Leigh FermorAlong the Enchanted Way by William BlackerMani by Patrick Leigh FermorThe Broken Road by Patrick Leigh Fermor
Have Passport Will Travel
716 books — 600 voters

A Time of Gifts by Patrick Leigh FermorBetween the Woods and the Water by Patrick Leigh FermorThe Broken Road by Patrick Leigh FermorWalking the Woods and the Water by Nick Hunt
The 100% Unofficial #Walk1000Miles Booklist
32 books — 4 voters
Eunoia by Christian Bök
Books with Innovative Book Design / Structure
306 books — 551 voters

The Rest Is Noise by Alex Ross
Words & Music: Pitchfork Staff's 60 Favorite Music Books
63 books — 12 voters
A Time of Gifts by Patrick Leigh FermorBetween the Woods and the Water by Patrick Leigh FermorThe Broken Road by Patrick Leigh Fermor
[ATY 2021] - Travel
303 books — 89 voters

Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban
Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels
100 books — 106 voters
The Kin by Peter Dickinson
Best Pre-History Fiction
205 books — 384 voters

The Sand Child by Tahar Ben Jelloun
Girls disguised as Boys
859 books — 982 voters
A Time of Gifts by Patrick Leigh Fermor
Favorite Travel Books
2,049 books — 3,960 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerThe Unwanteds by Lisa McMann
I read the first one and didn't feel compelled to finish the trilogy/series
885 books — 2,054 voters